Editors of the US-based newspaper Gambia Echo have seen access to their website from within Gambia blocked by the country's government. In a letter...
Gambia: Newspaper website blocked
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CATEGORY: Digital Freedom
Thailand: website director faces “computer crimes” trial
Padraig Reidy: Thai website director faces “computer crimes” prosecution
PODCAST: Debating web privacy with Facebook and Google
In an event hosted by Index on Censorship, executives from Google, Facebook and Privacy International debate privacy and free speech on the web. New technology has revolutionised freedom of expression, but it’s also transformed the business of censorship. So what will it take to make the internet safe for free speech? Or is it really time for Facebook hara-kiri?
China to force web users to reveal real names
China may ban anonymous online comments. In a China Daily article yesterday, government spokesperson Wang Chen confirmed plans to implement a...
Saudi Arabia breaks website censoring record
The Saudi Arabian government broke the Arabic record for the fastest time to block a new website, clocking in at just 15 hours. On 25 April, they...
Kazakhstan: Web browser which bypasses censorship proves popular
Opera has become Kazakhstan's most popular web browser in the country, because it allows users to bypass internet censorship. According to Web...
WikiLeaks posts video showing journalists killed in Iraq
On 5 April, Wikileaks, the website that publishes sensitive leaked material, released a video showing a 2007 US military airstrike that killed about...
Ethiopian government ‘blocking VOA website’
The Ethiopian government has been accused of blocking the website of US broadcaster Voice of America (VOA) as a row over press intimidation...
Digital Economy Bill: web censorship on horizon
Aaron Newell: reaction to Britain’s Digital Economy Bill
Turkish-Armenian newspaper website hacked
Hackers took control of the website of Agos, a leading Turkish-Armenian newspaper last Friday, the cyber-attackers uploaded images of the alleged...